Men's Golf

Bryn Athyn College to Host 2016-17 NEAC Men's Golf Championship

Apr 18, 2017

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – Bryn Athyn College will serve as the host for the 2016-17 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Men’s Golf Championships, which will be held at the Philmont Country Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pa. on Saturday, Apr. 22 and Sunday, Apr. 23.

Four-time NEAC champion Rutgers University-Camden will be looking to defend its title as the top seed of the 2016-17 tournament with eight other teams in the field attempting to unseat the Scarlet Raptors. The championships will begin with a shotgun start at noon on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday. The winner of the NEAC Championship Tournament will receive an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships, which will take place May 16-19 at Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.

The team seeding for the tournament, determined by a variety of factors from match results during the season, will be as follows:

1. Rutgers University-Camden

2. Penn State Berks

3. SUNY Cobleskill

4. Penn State Abington

5. Penn College

6. Morrisville State College

7. Keuka College

8. Bryn Athyn College

9. Wilson College

The conference's annual awards will also be determined from the two-day championships, as three NEAC All-Conference Teams will be comprised of the top-15 finishers from the event. The top five golfers will make up the First Team with the next five making up the Second Team and last five rounding out the Third Team. Additionally, top overall finisher at the championship event will be named the NEAC Golfer of the Year, while the top first-year finisher will be named the NEAC Rookie of the Year. The NEAC Coach of the Year will be decided by a coaches' vote following the conclusion of the event. The conference champion, as well as all the individual award winners, will be recognized at an awards ceremony occurring shortly after the conclusion of the tournament on Sunday afternoon.